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Sequence your genome for 1000 bucks - the video

Barely a decade after the first complete sequencing of the human genome, some private companies have already embarked on this market niche by offering to decode anyone’s DNA for a few hundred francs. Death blow to privacy or scientific progress towards disease prevention? Denis Duboule, geneticist at EPFL /UNIGE, and Jacques Neirynck, honorary professor at EPFL and National Councillor, discussed this matter during the second session of our public science lectures: "Science! On tourne ..." on March 21st 2012, Café Klee, Rolex Learning Center. Have a look at our video (in French)!